"Landshark" wrote in message
...

"The Magnum" wrote in message
...


The British police do carry guns, but only specially trained officers
not
every rookie cop. Unlike the US and although gun crime in the UK is
growing
were nowhere near in as much trouble as to need every officer to be gun
bearing.. and what was that i heard on the news.... supermarkets were
robbed
of their guns by looters...... supermarkets sell guns ???? what sort of
crazy **** is that?? youll be giving them away free with every box of
bran
flakes next ;o)

Not quite lad. Here in the former colonies we have what they
call WAL-MART'S or SUPER KMART'S. Now these fine
establishments are what we would call a one-stop-shopping's
store.
You could go in and get your clothes, tools etc etc, all the
while you're getting the food stores. On the way out of the store
you might as well pick up a 9mm along with a spare box of ammo.

Yes i know all about the wal-marts... over here its ASDA which although it
isnt as comprehensive as what you have over there its along the same lines.
Still suprising though that an item such as a gun, especially a 9mm can be
picked up so easily as anything else you wish to buy. The sale of guns seems
so casual its no wonder the Police act the way they do when stopping a
vehical. I have watched lots of the American reality cop programmes and
thought wow, how over the top is that arrest but when you stop and think
these guys could have .. like you say.. bought a 9mm while picking up some
groceries and with the amount of Nuts you have wandering the streets of the
US its no wonder they take no chances.
Oh we get our nuts over here too and i dont know whether its actually
getting worse or with the media today its a lot more publicised than in the
past but a swift squirt of CS gas or whatever they use normally does the
job... wouldnt work against an armed villan as you would be shot while
getting the spray out but fortunately most of our villans arent armed
especially the screwball ones. Well, not with guns anyhow...